Wednesday, June 11, 2008

SAM & MAX

My obscure bookplate, lovingly painted and aged to perfection for the Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway Limited Edition Hardcover. The plates are signed and numbered and the book is currently shipping from Telltale Games. Also available for the budget-minded consumer of addle-brained cartoon mayhem is the soft and supple Sam & Max trade paperback. Either volume will bring hours of quiet befuddlement. Enjoy!

They are all signed and ready to ship. It took me about 10 hours. I would put a movie on to create blocks of time to sign over a week. I watched Alien 1 and 2, Marathon Man, Predator and Sweeney Todd. I would get to certain numbers and stop to ponder, "666 -- Who will get this one? ", "1966 -- my favorite pop culture year", "1987 --the year the first Sam & Max comic came out, -- hmmm".

Hey I remember those things! Back in high school we made those for a history project. There are programs you can download that will allow you to design those from images, and you can make it look 3D, but it's a pain in the ass.

I really thought I could get by without ordering the hardcover. I really did. When I only had the CONCEPT of 'limited signed hardcover', I thought 'I don't need to buy that'. But seeing that classy binding, the bookplate and all... ugh. It's Absolute Watchmen all over again.